3-Day Beijing Scenic Tour with Mutianyu Great Wall

From $255 per person

Tour Style:Create your perfect Beijing tour itinerary with this private 3-day combo package. Visit up to 10 attractions of your choice including the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Square; enjoy the convenience of daily hotel pickup and private transport; and explore each attraction at your own pace.

Day 1.

Pick up service is arranged at your hotel lobby in Beijing downtown or Beijing train station(bus station), you will find a welcome signage " Beijing Private Tour". Our guide will meet you at the lobby or exit of the station.

Our Beijing Pick up signage "Beijing Private Tour"

Firstly, you will visit Temple of Heaven, it was constructed in 1420
during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and was enlarged during the Qing
Dynasty (1644-1911). It is the grandest cult architecture complex in the
world and a masterpiece of the Chinese people created in ancient times.
It covers 2,700,000 square meters (667 acres). Emperors of the two
dynasties used to worship the heaven and pray for rich harvests, as the
feudal emperors thought they were the son of the heaven.

It
is also one of the most brilliant ancient architectural masterpieces in
China. Today, it is a pleasant place for leisure stay of walking or
sightseeing, also for exploration of local culture.

Next, you will visit Tian'anmen Square. which is now the largest city plaza in
the world. Tiananmen Square is the geographical center of Beijing City.
It is the largest city square in the world, occupying an area of 440,000
square meters (about 109 acres), and able to accommodate 1,000,000
people at one time. Tiananmen Gate on the northern square was the site
where the Chairman Mao announced the establishment of the People's
Republic of China.
The square is a conglomeration of splendid and beautiful flowers and
the red national flag which flutters in the wind. The raising of the
national flag is something which should not be missed by visitors to
Tiananmen Square.

After sightseeing, walk into the Tiananmen you will meet the one of the world’s 5 most important palaces – Forbidden City,The
Forbidden City, also named the Palace Museum, shares the honor of being
one of five world-famous palaces with the Palace of Versailles in
France, Buckingham Palace in England, the White House in the U.S. and
the Kremlin in Russia. The incomparable palace occupies an area of
720,000 square meters (177.9 acres) and has approximately 8,700 rooms. A
high red wall with a total length of 3,400 meters (3,718 yards) encases
the palace.

The palace, the most
magnificent and splendid palace complex in China, was listed as a World
Cultural Heritage Building in 1987. It was built in the Ming Dynasty
(1368-1644) and the construction of this group of buildings took
fourteen years from 1406 to 1420.

Lunch will be arranged at one of our designated quality Chinese restaurants which offer traditional Chinese food.

After lunch, continue the tour to Summer Palace. The
Summer Palace in Beijing integrates numerous traditional halls and
pavilions into the Imperial Garden conceived by the Qing emperor
Qianlong between 1750 and 1764 as the Garden of Clear Ripples. Using
Kunming Lake, the former reservoir of the Yuan dynasty’s capital and
Longevity Hill as the basic framework, the Summer Palace combined
political and administrative, residential, spiritual, and recreational
functions within a landscape of lakes and mountains, in accordance with
the Chinese philosophy of balancing the works of man with nature.

After the tour(around 6pm), you will be taken back to your hotel in Beijing downtown.

Day 2.

In the morning, our guide will pick you up at your hotel lobby around 8:00am. Today you will head to Mutianyu Great Wall( upon your arrival, about 2 hours hiking). The less-crowded Mutianyu Great Wall."If you haven't climbed the Great Wall, you haven't seen China." Many
of your friends who visited China before might have told you this. It
is indeed an experience of life. As one of the best-preserved parts of
the Great Wall, Mutianyu section of Great Wall used to serve as the
northern barrier defending the capital and the imperial tombs. It's
known for its beautiful surroundings - dense woods and rich pastures
changing colors with the seasons of a year.

There are three ways to get onto the Wall when you get to the base of Mutianyu Great Wall. Apart from hiking up on foot (half hour), you can choose take cable car or chair lift (Optional ). To get down the wall, you can also take Toboggan slide down ( Optional ).

Lunch will be arranged at local restaurant, serves Chinese food.

After lunch, you will go to visit Dingling(Underground Palace), it is one of the 13 Ming Dynasty Tombs complex. It is the only
one of the Ming Dynasty Tombs to have been excavated. which was
unearthed between 1956 and 1958. The entire palace is made of stone. The
Soul Tower forms the entrance to the underground chambers and is
symbolic of Dingling.

After visiting the Underground Palace, return to Beijing downtown and drop at Olympic Green Park, constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Visit the National Stadium - Bird's Nest(From outside). Its located at the Olympic Green,
the stadium cost US$428 million. The design was awarded to a submission
from the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron in April 2003
after a bidding process that included 13 final submissions.

After the tour, you will be taken back to your hotel in Beijing.

Day 3.

Place&Transport: Beijing

Today's Activities: Lama Temple, Beijing Drum Tower, Nanluoguxiang

Accommondation: N/A

Meal: L

In the morning, our guide will meet you at your hotel lobby around 8:30am. The first place for today is Lama Temple(Or Yonghegong). It is the most handsome and impressive Buddhist temple in the city. Lama Temple was built in the 33 Qing Kangxi year (1694) and it is now the largest and best-preserved Lamasery of YellowSect in Beijing.

Then head to Shichahai Area, you will have lunch at local family with home -cook lunch.

After lunch, pay a visit Beijing Drum Tower. Ascending the 67-meter high and two-story Drum Tower dating from 1420 is sure to bring you back to the old Beijing by seeing the big drum tower and having bird's-eye view of the surrounding communities of hutongs and siheyuan - existing traditional courtyards in Beijing.

The last stop is Nanluoguxiang. It will bring you to back to the Yuan Dynasty (1271 – 1368) when the
earliest hutongs and courtyard houses along Nanluoguxiang started to be
built. It's one of the best preserved historical areas in downtown
Beijing, is famous for its hutong and siheyuan courtyards. Recently the
popularity of Nanluoguxiang has increased noticeably with tourist
numbers on the rise after 2008 Olympic Games.

At end of the tour, you will be taken back to your hotel in Beijing downtown or transfer to Beijing Train Station for your next destination. Our service ends.

Price Per Person in US Dollars

Price Includes

1. All transfer and city transportation2. Air-conditioned car or van3. Hotels specified in the itinerary, all based on two persons sharingone standard room;4. Meals specified in the itinerary: Western breakfast in hotels Chinese lunch and dinner in local restaurants5. Sightseeing: All arrangements mentioned in the itinerary will be covered All first admission/entrance fees in the itinerary6. Tour guide: Conducted by a professional tour guide

Price Excludes

1. International air-tickets2. Airport departure tax.3. International or domestic air tickets which are not listed in the itinerary.4. Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness or damages incurred during your trip5. Tips to the tour guide and driver6. Meals not specified in the itinerary.7. Personal expenses: phone bills, laundry, optional tours, postage, excess baggage charge, entertainment fees out of the itinerary.8. Single Room Supplement.

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